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I've been typing my own style for a very long time, but I often mess up and I have great difficulty achieving accuracy. So I've slowly begun to learn how to type with QWERTY (Yes I know all about Dvorak, what matters is the keyboard). I need the hands down top 2 choices for wired keyboards, I prefer to purchase from newegg but anywhere is fine. I prefer if the keyboard did not include a mouse because that would just raise the price. I've looked at a bunch of ergonomic keyboards and standard keyboards and they all have mixed reviews, I just need a straight forward solid "GET THIS KEYBOARD FOR TYPING/GAMING MAN" kind of thing. I need to be able to game occasionally but my main focus will be typing for my new job in the computer field. Games include FPS and WoW usually, so I need to be able to feel comfortable with it in games.

My budget for a keyboard is a maximum of $75. I don't want to go overkill on the keyboard, I've read about a certain brand that sells for 300 and is very unique but I don't have that much for a keyboard. Thanks for any suggestions, right now I'm using a keyboard that literally cost me 6 dollars + sh.

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Hi--I work as a medical transcriptionist and have done so for the past 35+ years, typing intensively for 8-10 hours per day, every day. My favorite keyboard is the Unicomp buckling spring keyboard. It costs about $65 and is great--a nice firm touch, with a great clickety-clack sound. I think it is called the Customizer or something like that. It is the old IBM keyboard that used to be on all PCs. Just go to the Unicomp website. THey also have a quieter keyboard, but I much prefer the clickety-clack one. Everybody in my transcription office has used my keyboard and all like it, except some don't like the noise. Everybody loves the touch, which is firm and distinct. I have never had a problem with carpal tunnel problems in all the 35+ years I've done this work, and I don't know if it's the keyboard or not, but who can tell--it just may be. This is a very firm touch and you have to have nice strong fingers and hands to use it successfully. My sons are both gamers and they love it too, so that might tell you something right there. They are 10 and 14 years of age and have both been on computers since infancy--they have their own way of typing that has nothing to do with QWERTY or anything else as far as I can tell, but they still love this keyboard. They say the keys feel good, and they are easy to use, and very few misstrokes where you aim for one key and hit another one instead. Try it. You might find it is just the ticket.

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Greetings!

We have a few Mechanical Switch keyboards that sounds like they would be perfect for you.

This one is a Cherry Mechanical Switch keyboard that types very well and has a great feel. http://www.notestation.com/compact [...] smk-88.htm

We also have another Mechanical Switch by Alps that you can see here. http://www.notestation.com/fullsiz [...] k-6600.htm

Let me know if you have another other questions that I can help out with. Thanks, and have a good one!

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